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- 1 Who said what say you can you love the gentleman?
- 2 What you say can you love the gentleman?
- 3 What is Romeo doing when he says I have a soul of lead?
- 4 Who Says Is love a tender thing?
- 5 What does Lady Capulet mean when she says so shall you share all that he doth possess?
- 6 What does Romeo mean when he describes himself as having a soul of lead lines 14 16?
Who said what say you can you love the gentleman?
Lady Capulet’s “What say you, can you love the gentleman?” in Romeo and Juliet.
What you say can you love the gentleman?
What say you? Can you love the gentleman? This night you shall behold him at our feast. And find delight writ there with beauty’s pen.
What do they mean when they say the man is a precious book of love this unbound lover to beautify him only lacks a cover?
Using the same metaphor of a book, Lady Capulet speaks of the role that Juliet will have in the marriage: “This precious book of love, this unbound lover, / To beautify him, only lacks a cover” (1.3. 87-88). Juliet will be the cover to the book of Paris, making him even more beautiful.
What does Lady Capulet mean when she says so shall you share all that he doth possess by having him making yourself no less?
Here, Lady Capulet means that Juliet will not be less of a person once she’s married to Paris. The Nurse turns the idea bawdy by implying that Juliet will literally grow—get bigger—with pregnancy.
What is Romeo doing when he says I have a soul of lead?
“I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move.” Shakespeare has used this to highlight Romeo’s feelings towards Rosaline. Romeo describes his soul as being as heavy as ‘lead’. This illustrates that Romeo believes he is in love and is highly dramatic.
Who Says Is love a tender thing?
Romeo
Quote by William Shakespeare: “Romeo: Is love a tender thing? it is too rough,…”
Who said true I talk of dreams?
Mercutio
Mercutio. True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy.
What is Juliet’s opinion of marriage?
An embarrassed Juliet forcefully commands that the Nurse stop. Lady Capulet asks Juliet what she thinks about getting married. Juliet replies that she has not given it any thought.
The subliminal message that Paris is a wealthy man will not be lost on the audience; indeed in the next line Lady Capulet adds: ‘So shall you share all that he doth possess’. ‘ – This is often taken as an indication of Juliet’s willingness to obey her parents.
What does Romeo mean when he describes himself as having a soul of lead lines 14 16?
Romeo is basically saying that since he feels sad, he is not able to dance. In order to dance, you have to be happy. He is not happy because his girl Rosaline left him. Romeo does not seem to be too depressed to make a pun though!